THE ART OF SPIN

A sig­nif­i­cant pro­por­tion of home gym equip­ment ends up gath­er­ing dust, but it’s hard to imag­ine that fate be­falling the uber-mod­ern ‘Fuorip­ista’ ex­er­cise bike. Hand­crafted in Italy, it’s an ex­trav­a­gant work­out tool made of wood, leather and glass. Place an ipad in the stand and you can tackle vir­tual alpine climbs from your bed­room. From £11,000 ( fuorip­ista.eu).